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   From: peter@invalid.com   
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   Subject: Re: Terminally (sic) sick of nvidia struggle   
   Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:20:57 +0000   
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   On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:25:10 -0500, Derspankster   
    wrote:   
      
   >Seaside Peter wrote:   
   >> Been trying for days to get the nvidia drivers up and running.I've tried   
   >> everything I can find in the way of howtos, to no avail.   
   >>    
   >> On my latest attempt, I uninstalled everything nvidia I could find on my   
   >> system, bar the ubuntu nv driver, then ran nvidia's own installer. During   
   >> installation I get msgs to the effect 1) no precompiled kernel interface   
   >> was found to match your kernel. The installer then (apparently)compiles   
   >> the required interface itself, issuing the msg 2)building a kernel module.   
   >>    
   >> Installation finished with the following msgs 3) unable to create   
   >> /lib/modules/2.6.17.11-386/volatile/nvidia.ko ; 4)unable to restore file   
   >> /lib/modules/2.6.17-11-386/volatile/nvidia.ko   
   >>    
   >> At the end, the installer says installation was completed successfully,   
   >> alters xorg.conf to include nvidia rather than nv as the driver and   
   >> reboots.   
   >>    
   >> Ubuntu is obviously running - but the monitor switches off. I've tried   
   >> synaptic, envy and automatix, and finished with exactly the same result.   
   >>    
   >> At my wits' end with it now. Can anybody suggest a way forward?   
   >>    
   >>    
   >Have you tried tseliot's guide? I'm curious as to your progress. The    
   >resolution check of xorg was also a good one. Have you been able to do    
   >that.  I had a similar issue with my widescreen laptop.  I'm hoping    
   >you've had some success.   
      
   Hi --I'm working my way through tseliot's guide step by step. I triedf   
   Envy (after doing an uninstall first), but got the same result as   
   above.    
      
   I emailed tseliot today and put the problem to him - we'll see if he   
   can shed any light.   
      
   Interesting, though, isn't it?   
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